“It’s all fun, it’s all competition; you don’t really entertain the bull[expletive] of LaVar Ball and all that because we’re so busy during the summer time,” Beverley said. “But it’s go-time now. He’s put so much pressure on his kid for absolutely no reason. [Lonzo] has done nothing and said nothing. It’s just his camp of people [including his father] who are talking about him. They have every right to do that, but it’s go-time now. This is a grown man’s league. This is a league where it’s tough at that point guard position every night, no matter what team you’re playing against. It’s going to be a long season.”

Beverley, though, did laud Lonzo for his basketball abilities.

“But I will say this: At the end of the day, I think the kid is going to do extremely well,” Beverley said. “He has a lot of talent, man. You can see he’s already a phenomenal passer. But the Lakers-Clippers rivalry is definitely going to be fun. We’re looking forward to it.”

The two-time All-Defensive selection will get his first look at Ball when the Lakers and Clippers conclude their respective preseason schedules against each other on Oct. 13. Then, the two teams face off on Oct. 19 in the 2017-18 regular-season opener.

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